Single-payer health care bill passes California Senate, heads to Assembly

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers approved a $400 billion-a-year program Thursday that would completely overhaul how Californians receive their health coverage Continue reading →

Storm headed to Oroville Dam area carries 10 inches of rain, revised forecast warns

Spillway repairs at the troubled Oroville Dam will get their first major test this weekend, as meteorologists have revised their forecast Continue reading →

Officials were warned the Oroville Dam emergency spillway wasn’t safe. They didn’t listen.

In 2005, three environmental groups warned state and federal officials about what they believed was a problem with Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway, Continue reading →

Wells Fargo whistleblower says she flagged fraud years ago

Illinois is now the second state to punish Wells Fargo for its phony accounts scandal. On Monday the state joined Continue reading →

California and EPA Poised to Expand Pollution of Potential Drinking Water Reserves

… California’s natural resources agency, with the oversight and consent of the federal government, also runs a shadow program that Continue reading →

Gov. Jerry Brown, state lawmakers reach last-minute deal on spending cap-and-trade revenues

In the closing hours of the legislative year, lawmakers approved a last-minute deal Wednesday to free up hundreds of millions Continue reading →

Gov. Jerry Brown to sign sweeping new climate legislation

Gov. Jerry Brown marked a milestone for California’s climate change policies Wednesday even as he warned of more battles to Continue reading →

America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Is Nearly Ready

Deepwater Wind LLC is on the verge of completing the first offshore wind farm in U.S. waters, a milestone for Continue reading →